webnovelfull Chapter 484 Enemy Night Attack
Chapter 484 Enemy Night Attack
Led by Yu Ziling and Yang Hongying, the Yuying Army left the military camp in a mighty force and marched towards the southwest.
This was the first battle fought by the Yuying Army since its establishment. As the first pure Qi army in Yan State, and the first army in Yan State with both the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief being women, Yu Ziling was under tremendous pressure.
In this battle, she must fight beautifully and fight the best, so that she can shut up the others and give those who gossip about her behind her back and say that she relied on connections to get to the top a slap in the face and shut them up.
Prove that you are not just a pretty face, but have real talents and skills.
So this time, Yu Ziling did not let Shen Changgong, whom she was worried about, come with her. She wanted to complete this battle herself.
According to intelligence, each of the four northern cities has only 30,000 to 40,000 troops, while Xuzhou has 300,000 troops.
Obviously, Tong Xuan was using his old tactics again, dividing his troops and garrisoning in order to delay time.
Previously, when he was in the northern border of Qi, he used more than 400,000 people as cannon fodder and stationed them in eleven cities, hoping to slow down the advance of the Yan army. However, the Yan army adopted a tactic of dividing the troops, and it didn't take long before all these nails were removed.
This time, Tong Xuan still didn't learn his lesson and used this method to delay the Yan army.
In fact, it doesn't matter no matter what. Even if he has 400,000 people to defend Xuzhou City, the city can hardly accommodate so many troops and they can't deploy them. The Yan army has artillery and thunder, and has an advantage in manpower. Therefore, no matter how the Qi army fights, it is bound to lose this battle.
Oh, it is worth mentioning that Tong Xuan’s Qi regime was not recognized by any country. Even on the Yan army side, it was called Tong Xuan’s forces. The historical books also recorded it as the pseudo-Qi regime, and there was not even the name "Tong Qi".
Although there was no fighting during this month and a half, spies of the Yan army had been spreading intelligence throughout Xuzhou, saying that the Wei army had not attacked at all, and that it was Tong Xuan who had staged it himself, killed the Emperor of Qi, and usurped the throne.
As a result, almost all the voices in the public were of this kind. Even if Tong Xuan issued a clear order to prohibit the discussion of this matter, it would be useless. It is more difficult to prevent people from speaking than to prevent a river from flooding.
It is better to unblock than to block.
The more he does this, the more it proves that he is guilty.
To put it simply, Yu Ziling led the Yuying Army and after two days of travel, they finally arrived at Xixiang City.
According to intelligence from the east, the Tianyu Army has already captured Weishan City.
They're close over there.
Finally, Yuying's army arrived outside Xixiang City in the evening, set up camp, and started cooking.
Yu Ziling and Yang Hongying were discussing military intelligence in the general's tent.
According to Skynet's intelligence, the current commander in the city is named Li Mi, a close confidant of Tong Xuan.
There are now 32,000 troops in the city. Li Mi has also summoned all the able-bodied men in the city, a total of more than 10,000 people, who are armed with farm tools, kitchen knives and other weapons to help defend the city. It seems that they are ready to fight to the death.
Now it is dark, and the army has come a long way, so they must rest first and attack the city tomorrow.
Yu Ziling looked at the map in silence.
"What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about the prince?"
Yang Hongying looked at the silent Yu Ziling and asked.
Yu Ziling glared at her fiercely, and then said,
"I wonder how the enemy can defeat us."
Yang Hongying raised her eyebrows and said,
"You are the commander-in-chief of our army, but you don't think about how to defeat the enemy, but how to make the enemy defeat our army?
What? You're in Yanying, but your heart is with Qi?"
"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't the prince always say that knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle.
That's why we do such a good job at Skynet.
This battle is easy to fight. We just need to use artillery to break down the city gate and kill all the local troops.
We need to think more from the enemy's perspective and understand how they will defeat us, so we can develop countermeasures."
"I see. What you said makes sense. No wonder you can be the head coach but I can't."
Yang Hongying said sincerely.
Yu Ziling looked at the map, then looked at the camp outside shrouded in darkness, and suddenly muttered to herself:
"If the enemy doesn't want to sit still and wait for death, then the only way to win is to launch a night raid on our food supplies and the Shenji Camp.
As long as the food and artillery shells are set on fire, our combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.
So, you go and arrange for Kou Zhun and Zhang Ling to lead their troops and ambush at the gates of each camp. If the enemy attempts a night attack, they will be struck head-on."
"Ah? Arrange 20,000 people to defend? That's not necessary. The enemy only has a few men. Do you dare to send that many people for a night attack?
The brothers are already exhausted from traveling, and now they have to stand guard at night. I’m really worried they can’t endure it.”
Hearing this, Yu Ziling frowned and said,
“Warfare is the most dangerous weapon of a nation. We must not be careless in anything. No matter how weak the enemy is, as long as they still have a breath, they may bite you back.
When you attacked Linzi, you looked down on me, but in the end, I bit you back, didn't I?"
"Yes, yes, yes, whatever our Yu Shuai says is right."
Yang Hongying looked at Yu Ziling and smiled.
Yu Ziling continued,
"Tell them that those who are on duty tonight will not be needed for the siege tomorrow. They can just sleep in the barracks during the day. No matter how hard they work tonight, if the enemy really comes, we will repel them and give them a meal."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
Yang Hongying stood up and walked outside.
After arranging these things, Yu Ziling hurriedly ate, then took off her armor and lay down on her camp bed.
This was her second time leading troops into battle, and also her first battle after joining the Yan army. She had to fight beautifully and not make any mistakes.
Yu Ziling fell asleep in a daze.
Yu Ziling was in a daze again, and didn't know how long it had been before she was awakened by the shouting and killing sounds.
She was stunned for a moment, then immediately got up, put on her shoes, put on her coat, took her spear and walked out quickly.
"what happened?!"
Yu Ziling shouted.
The female guard outside the door immediately said,
"Marshal, the enemy is launching a night attack."
"As expected, he's here. What's going on now?"
"The enemy has been blocked outside the west gate by General Zhang Ling. It's too dark to see how many there are, but they can't get in. Our army is firmly guarding the camp gate. General Kou Zhun has already arranged for the defense of the other gates to prevent the enemy from leaving the camp, and he has brought some soldiers to reinforce the west gate."
"Well done. Go notify the Shenji Camp and throw out a few divine thunders to scare away those enemies."
"As ordered!"
Yu Ziling put on her coat, took her spear, mounted her horse, and headed west.
Suddenly, Yang Hongying came out from the next tent and said quickly,
"Zi Ling, the enemy really came to attack at night. Your calculation was absolutely correct."
"Oh, if we had listened to you, all our food and artillery would have been burned by now."